National School Science Essay Competition for South African School Pupils – Here are the results!
Congratulations to all the 2018 winners and their teachers as another successful competition is concluded. The winning schools will be contacted individually shortly. To all participants – many thanks for entering, we do hope that it has been of benefit educationally as well as financially.
Topic 1 :‘Cutting edge of gene editing: is CRISPR a new era for science based medicine, or is it a dangerous new tool that can create monsters?’
*First Prize: Gary Louw, Grade 11, Curro Grantleigh School, KwaMbonambi (90%)
Second Prize: Aneesa Rawat, Grade 12, Wynberg Girls’ High, Cape Town
Third Prize: Francoise Marais, Grade 12, Kingswood College, Grahamstown
Merit Prizes: Uzma Anwarey, Grade 11, Ficksburg High School, Ficksburg
Isabelle Hayes, Grade 12, Wynberg Girls’ High, Cape Town
Topic 2 : ‘Sugar Crush – how can South Africa beat the diabetes epidemic?’
*First Prize:, Dinae Reddy, Grade 11, Danville Park Girls’ High School, Durban (85%)
Second Prize: Joy Adewumi, Grade 12, Pinetown Girls’ High School, Durban
Third Prize: Karisni Pillay, Grade 11, Danville Park Girls’ High School, Durban
Merit Prizes: Nothemba Tuswa, Grade 12, Welkom High School, Welkom
Lerato Motsitsi, Grade 11, Welkom High School, Welkom
Topic 3 : ‘Water is the new gold. What can science do to help South Africa preserve and maximise its water resources?’
First Prize: Ratik Beekhan, Grade 11, Reddam House, Durban (75%)
Second Prize: Nikitha Bullah, Grade 11, St Andrew’s, Johannesburg
Third Prize: Priyanka Igwe, Grade 11, Rhenish High School, Stellenbosch
Merit Prizes: Juliet Killick, Grade 12, Wynberg Girls’ High, Cape Town
Maxine-Anne Smuts, Grade 7, Bryandale Primary School, Johannesburg
* Pupil’s essay is published in the Transactions journal and their schools get the RSSAf/Claude Leon Foundation trophies.